Energy Efficient Government Technology Act
Sponsored By: Representative Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
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Summary
Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require: (1) each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies; (2) DOE to maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federal data centers; and (3) DOE to establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible in a manner that encourages data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
IL • R
Sponsored 3/4/2015
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 3/4/2015
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 3/4/2015
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/4/2015
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2015
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